diff --git a/phpbbforum.module b/phpbbforum.module
index c6982a3..a337a4f 100644
--- a/phpbbforum.module
+++ b/phpbbforum.module
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ function phpbbforum_user_update(&$edit, $account, $category) {
 
     $phpbb_user_data = $phpbb_user->data;
 
-    if (phpbb_api_get_user($account->name, '')) {
+    if (phpbb_api_get_user($account->original->name, '')) {
       //if (PHPBB_MODULE_DEBUG)
       //  _phpbbforum_set_message('*User:'. $user->name .' account:'. $account->name .' found');
       // Sync account changes back to PHPBB